Thursday, March 17, 2005 | by Nate

All These Stupid Sites

So now I’m a member of Friendster, Connexion, and The Facebook. What is it with all these stupid, ridiculous sites? Having met the people I’ve met at OU, I can’t say I’m just incredibly fond of too many of them, although you might say this same principle applies to me and most people…

Still, my brother, Jonathan Awtrey, and Julian and Ryan are all on Facebook, so hey. At least there’s that. And I get to share good music with people, which is nice.

I’m just writing a rambling blog entry today. Nothing of interest going on. It’s Saint Patrick’s Day. I wish I was in Dublin. Also, it’s Spring Break, and I decided that it would be financially irresponsible of me to go to Austin with Laurie, Jaye, and Carmen. I really want to go to South by Southwest, and truth be told, I could probably afford it, but every time I think about going I get really nervous. When I think about staying home this weekend, I feel much more at ease, if not a bit disappointed. I love Austin, after all - it is definitely one of the top five coolest cities in America. (Yes, Tish, I concede. You win.) And South by Southwest - awesome. Awesome. Awesome. I’m going next year. Anyone want to sign up to come with?

Also, as I am joining - unofficially so far - The Episcopal Church of the Holy Apostles, and this Sunday is Palm Sunday, which I want to be there for. I met with Beverly Bradley, my new pastor, again this week, and she set my mind at ease. The Anglican Communion might be the only place that I can be gay, and a Calvinist. Imagine! What I liked the best was when she said, “We come to worship, and this leads us to belief. We don’t try to get everyone believing the same thing before we worship.” I like that in a church. Much of my spiritual experience tells me that you come to an attitude of worship looking for a bit of faith. If I waited until I was full of faith to worship, I would probably never do it.

Also, though she’d never say it from the pulpit, she hates Bush as much as me. I like that in a girl.

The more I think about it, the more I think the Episcopal church is the place for me now. I have a lot of fears about it - a whole lot of fears. But I love Holy Apostles, and Beverly, and am looking forward to Palm Sunday. Thanks, God. And thanks to the two of you, for praying. ‘Cos I know you will.